Showcase announcement. 1st 3 bands!!!!

[AngraRULES]

No.

Goes to show you how much I know them.

 

[nailz]

Bullshit. Last year had 6 power metal, 3 prog and 2 who knows what but I'll call em prog. You could argue one I put as powermetal.. being prog, either way it wasn't prog heavy.

Opinions are like assholes, but I skipped out on both headliners last year and didn't stay for more than a few songs of several sets. I sure don't do that for Power bands.

I count 7 prog bands, or 5 prog bands and 2 old school metal headliners.

 

[Cheiron]

Really? Let's see.

Circus Maximus
Pagan's Mind
Royal Hunt
Fates Warning
Orphaned Land
DSO
Mindflow

Pagan's Mind is at least as much "power" as it is prog. They are essentially just a hard rock band though.

 

[SavaVIDude]

Gee, what an utterly worthless statement.

I've never understood why people like to try to insult people because of the music they like, activities they enjoy, etc. Seems pretty close-minded, short-sighted, and....well, STUPID to me. I know some really socially awkward people who like power metal, just like I know some "life of the party" people who love prog.

In short, stereotyping sucks balls.

Craig

My God, dude - lighten up!! I read that saying as an extremely humorous, poke at ourselves! It looks like you took it WAAAAAAAAAAAY too literally.

Chris

 

[OrbWeaver]

Pagan's Mind is at least as much "power" as it is prog. They are essentially just a hard rock band though.

Wow...there is no way I'd even remotely consider Pagan's Mind as power metal.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Dear God, not another forum genre battle! :zombie:

 

[sccaldwell]

My God, dude - lighten up!! I read that saying as an extremely humorous, poke at ourselves! It looks like you took it WAAAAAAAAAAAY too literally.

Chris

Eh, you're probably right, but I just get tired of that sort of B.S....it was funny the first 743 times, but now it's just annoying.

 

[KingsGene]

Hoping for an unbelievable headliner, otherwise....see ya Friday.

Alright....I stand corrected. Borealis and Six Minute Century alone will be worth it. Leprous will take awhile to get into, but I usually like that kind of stuff, too. I was just hoping for some other bands, that's all.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Pagan's Mind is at least as much "power" as it is prog. They are essentially just a hard rock band though.

Hmmm...interesting. While they certainly are very heavy, they don't really have anything in common with power metal and one of the proggier bands from last year.

 

[Metalmilitia2000]

Hmmm...interesting. While they certainly are very heavy, they don't really have anything in common with power metal and one of the proggier bands from last year.

I completely agree here, Pagan's Mind is one of the few prog bands that I really enjoy, but yes, they are definitely PROG.

 

[OrbWeaver]

Dear God, not another forum genre battle! :zombie:

We can't all get into fisticuffs with raccoons, Dubby-Kins.

 

[Diamond45]

Listened to Leprous' Tall Poppy Syndrome today... interesting prog band. Not a huge fan of the harsh vocals, but overall a good solid band. Good melodic prog!

 

[Diamond45]

Wow...there is no way I'd even remotely consider Pagan's Mind as power metal.

I would call it ProgPower metal - has elements of both IMHO.

 

[OrbWeaver]

I would call it ProgPower metal - has elements of both IMHO.

Admittedly, I only have Gods' Equation, but I don't really notice any power metal elements on that album.

I consider a band like Vision Divine to be more ProgPower metal, and PM to be rather proggy. Proggy space-metal.

But I have no problems agreeing to disagree. Unless you WANT to duel over it at ProgPower. We can bring plastic swords and everything!

OOOH, or maybe duke it out via bicycle jousting! That would be fun!

 

[Magius]

Bullshit. Last year had 6 power metal, 3 prog and 2 who knows what but I'll call em prog. You could argue one I put as powermetal.. being prog, either way it wasn't prog heavy.

You're an enigma Cheiron. Sometimes you have some of the most well reasoned and well articulated posts on this forum. On the other hand, sometimes there's... well... this.

 

[Metalmilitia2000]

You're an enigma Cheiron. Sometimes you have some of the most well reasoned and well articulated posts on this forum. On the other hand, sometimes there's... well... this.

Yea, his numbers are almost reversed. Cage, Brainstorm, Sabaton and MAYBE Crimson Glory were the only Power bands last year. Everyone else was prog metal, prog rock, or oddball (And DSO is nowhere near power).

 

[johan68]

No.

Yes

 

[Metalmilitia2000]

Yes

You're nuts, or you have never heard any Royal Hunt. Hell, even Encyclopaedia Metallum has them as "Melodic Progressive Metal".

 

[johan68]

You're nuts, or you have never heard any Royal Hunt. Hell, even Encyclopaedia Metallum has them as "Melodic Progressive Metal".

Oh, even Encyclopaedia Metallum.... Then I stand corrected. It must then be a fact.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

ROYAL HUNT is not power metal...at all. Just about anywhere you look, their description most always includes the word "progressive".